Three cars eventually turned up for the Saturday morning CATI at Bowmont, but at 9.30am the minor road up to the forest from Eckford would have made the Vancouver Olympics organising team green (or white?) with envy and would have been quite suitable for a giant slalom. Although the farmer had cleared snow up from the sawmill – we reckoned to allow the Tesco van to deliver groceries to Caverton Farm – there were a good four inches of snow in the car park. We thought it prudent not to encourage people to risk the road and cancelled the event. Lindsey put a notice on the website and e-mailed everyone for whom we have contact details.
Apolgies to those who were disappointed not to get a run, but locally we have the SoSOL at Elibank in three weeks with courses for all, and following that, there will be three Saturday morning events in April and May. Rob mentioned that the families that did turn up had also been at the Primary Schools Chess tournament earlier in the week, an activity not likely to be affected by the weather and which would have given their brains, if not their bodies, some exercise.
The club championships produced another 1-2-3 for the Maxwell family (if we exclude JT running n/c) but this time it was Eileen who crossed the line first, despite collecting one more control than she needed to. In 2nd place was the winner from 2008 and 2009, Karen Maxwell and in 3rd place was Kirstin. If there had been a booby prize it would have gone to Ian Maxwell who came back last, having gone back to the furthest control point when he thought he was a control short. Like Eileen he can’t count and also ended up with a control too many ! Oh, and sorry to Judy for making her run so hard to the Finish when everyone spotted Ian appearing over the horizon.
Sarah and John planned an excellent course with no obvious “best route”. They also planned a lovely sunny clear day and the views from the Start were superb.
Back in Teviothead Hall we all tucked in to hot soup, rolls and cakes before Chairperson Judy called us to order for the AGM. The Committee were re-elected almost en masse – with the exception that Carol stepped down and is replaced by Fiona. Sarah duly presented the Championship trophy to Eileen. Judy then announced the winners of the two other trophies. The Junior Shield went to Kirstin Maxwell, and the Achievement Cup was jointly awarded to Douglas Henderson and Lindsey Knox. Alan took some photos which may appear here in due course.
Results are here
Blodslitet translates roughly to ” blood letter” but I hadn’t intended to spill blood when I started the race ! Continue reading 'Tim Watkins Blodslitet 7/2/10'»
Saturday 6 February 2010
Saturday blossomed into a beautiful day so there could be no excuses for not getting out for a run, even with the inconvenience of a slight head cold. Continue reading 'Carlisle Urban Race'»
As a result of the snow we’re unable to get the new map of Lanton Woods completed in time, therefore the venue for our SoSOL on 21/3/10 has been changed to Elibank, near Walkerburn.
Our CATI on 27/2/2010, which was going to be at Elibank, has now moved venue to Bowmont Forest, near Kelso.
More details on both events via the links to the right of this page.
Kirstin leaving the first control.
The ESOC sprint was held last weekend at Kinneil Wood near Boness. The Maxwell family, who are regulars at this event, were the only Reivers to compete. Continue reading 'The ESOC Sprint'»
15 runners had a good blast round Wilton Park in Hawick – all armed with a grid of 25 dates (historical ones not the edible ones) with the aim of finding 5 in a row as quickly as possible. Continue reading 'Boxing Day 2009'»
The 11th Glasgow Park Championships took place on 6 December and, as the Maxwell family always seem to enjoy the event, Jim and I decided to give it a go this year. Continue reading 'Glasgow Park Championships 2009'»
Results for the Selkirk Hill event on Saturday 5 December are below:
| Micro-O |
Name |
Course 1 |
Course 2 |
Course 3 |
Total |
| 1st |
John Tullie |
11:20* (1) |
15:30 (1) |
15:20 (1) |
42:10 |
| 2nd |
Paul McGreal |
11:40 (2) |
18:32 (4) |
15:27 (2) |
45:39 |
| 3rd |
Sarah Tullie |
13:29 (4) |
18:31* (3) |
20:47 (4) |
52:47 |
| 4th |
Karen Maxwell |
12:36 (4) |
21:56 (6) |
19:19 (3) |
53:51 |
| 5th |
Andy Armstrong |
19:45 ** (5) |
17:54 (2) |
21:13 (5) |
58:52 |
| 6th |
Gareth Owen |
20:28* (6) |
23:48 (7) |
24:33 (6) |
68:49 |
| Micro-O |
Name |
Course 1 |
Course 2 |
Course 3 |
Total |
| 1st |
Eileen Maxwell |
22.28 ** (7) |
20:14* (5) |
DNS |
42:42 |
| 2nd |
Maggie Cripps |
27:00 (8) |
26:32* (8) |
DNS |
53:32 |
| 3rd |
Janet Clark |
28:56** (9) |
33:08**** (10) |
DNS |
62:04 |
| 4th |
Judy McNeilly |
39:43** (10) |
29:27*** (9) |
DNS |
68:49 |
* = minute penalty for punching a wrong control
Orange 1
1stNick Williamson 6:40
2ndChristine Mahony 11:37
3rdJames Purvis 21:09
4thRiley Family 22:31
Orange 2
1stNick and Georgia 11:26
2ndJames Purvis 15:27
3rdRiley Family 16:50
4thJohn Biggar 24:56
Yellow
1stSam and Andy 6:35
2ndChristine Mahony 7:00
3rdMathew and Ben 7:40
4thDuncan and Iona 10:08
5thGeorgia Williamson 12:44
6thLewis Mahony 18:08
RR held their annual Christmas “do” at Philipburn Hotel, Selkirk on Saturday 5 December 2009.
RR Christmas 2009 - Philipburn
Alan McNeilly organised a very festive meal Continue reading 'RR Christmas “do”'»
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